According to the incident report, a deputy investigating was told the three men "decided to drink copious amounts of alcohol and ingest cocaine just prior to making their second decision to jump from the New Pass Bridge."

Crews said Ruth's body was found after a jet skier flagged them down around 10 this morning.

Ruth's family stood feet from where he jumped when they got the word from authorities about his death.

"There's no words to explain this," said Ruth's aunt Noemi Herrera. "This is very devastating for our family."

His aunt and several other family members watched as the medical examiner prepared to take Ruth's body away.

On Monday morning, his father used his own boat to search the waters, hoping to find his son alive.

"Yeah we have closure because we found him, and it's going to be very hard for my brother," said Herrera.

She said she will remember her nephew as an outgoing young man.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office says you should never jump off a bridge into water.

They said there are just too many unknowns.

At the New Pass Bridge, the dangers are even written on a sign.

"You don't know how deep the water is, you don't know if there are any animals down there that can hurt you," said Tiffany Wood, with Lee County Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office says the water levels can vary a lot out there. It is hard to say how deep the water is.

So many questions still surround the incident for Ruth's family, and they're left wondering why he didn't reach the surface.

The Sheriff's Office tells us, the jet skier found Ruth's body in Estero Bay about halfway between the bridge and the main land.